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See https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/howto/public_html.html#cgi / Apache Tutorial: Dynamic Content with CGI and more

Copy/paste from Re: To call a .pl file when a button is pressed on a GUI created using Perl CGI (webserver) for the links below

Its simple, you need a webserver

Why? Because webpages and CGI needs a webserver, thats how it works

Its weird that so many folks manage to create a GUI using Perl CGI without understanding this

learn about the internet,Web Programming: For Beginners, to get an overall picture of how the internet works, how tcp/ip, sockets, html, ajax, all fit together....

See also Mojolicious::Lite +and jQuery +AJAX + Mojo::Template

And a copy-pasta for you:)

Also, there are checklists for that , Basic debugging checklist , brian's Guide to Solving Any Perl Problem, CGI Help Guide , Troubleshooting Perl CGI scripts

Yes, work through these checklists, when you find a problem on the list, use a solution from the list, when you find a problem not on the list (rare), post the error message and problem description here

brian's Guide to Solving Any Perl Problem, CGI Help Guide , Troubleshooting Perl CGI scripts

So examine your server configuration and compare to https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/howto/public_html.html#cgi / Apache Tutorial: Dynamic Content with CGI

learn about the internet,Web Programming: For Beginners, to get an overall picture of how the internet works, how tcp/ip, sockets, html, ajax, all fit together.

Explicitly using Options to permit CGI execution, Apache Tutorial: Dynamic Content with CGI - Apache HTTP Server Version 2.2 : Explicitly using Options to permit CGI execution

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Re^2: CGI SCRIPT ITSELF IS DISPLAYED
by Anonymous Monk on Sep 26, 2014 at 07:52 UTC
    Thanks for the suggestion..!! I managed to run the cgi script on my server by configuring the file (1./etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default.conf 2./etc/apache2/apache2.conf) . However, still am not able to generate a figure. Instead, a blank layout is shown.I know that it is something related to file pointing the figure.Kindly suggest me. anikng

    Some information, My html file is in var/www/html folder. CGI script is under usr/lib/cgi-bin (i use this path to the configuration file for cgi configuration). 

    <!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h3> <center>TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FAMILY</center></h3>

<form action="http://localhost/cgi-bin/test.cgi" method="GET">
<input type="submit" value="NAC">
</form>
</body>
</html>

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    #!/usr/bin/perl
use CGI;
use CGI::Carp qw(fatalsToBrowser warningsToBrowser);
$q=new CGI;
print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";

@field=$q->param();

$name=$q->param("value");

print<<"OUTPUT";
                        
                <html>
                <head>
                <title>TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR DATABASE </title>  
                </head>                
                <body>                    
                <img src="file:///var/www/html/index.jpeg"  height="42
+0" width="420"> 
                <br><br><br><br><br>
                <center><table border=0>
                <tr><td>                        
                </td></tr>
                </table></center>
                </body>
                </html>
                 OUTPUT

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      <img src="file:///var/www/html/index.jpeg"  height="420" width="420">

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      That's not how HTTP works with HTML. Every resource generates its own HTTP request. You will need to serve the image via HTTP too, instead of using the file:// protocol.

      You will need to use a file path that is relative to your CGI script. Maybe

      <img src="index.jpeg"  height="420" width="420">

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      already is enough, because the image lives in the same folder as your HTML page.

      This has very little to do with Perl. I recommend you try it out with a static HTML page and a static image file first.

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      However, still am not able to generate a figure. Instead, a blank layout is shown.I know that it is something related to file pointing the figure.Kindly suggest me. anikng

      Go back and read more about urls, file:... is not http://localhost

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